LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Bostar1

Bostar m sg (genitive Bostaris)
Classical[ˈbɔs.tar]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔs.tar]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA general of Carthago

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBostar—
genitiveBostaris—
dativeBostarī—
accusativeBostarem—
ablativeBostare—
vocativeBostar—

Bostar, ăris, m.,
I. a Carthaginian proper name, Cic. Aem. Scaur. 2, 1 sqq.; 4, 8; Liv. 22, 22, 9 sqq.; 23, 34, 1; Sil. 3, 647.

Origins

Borrowed from Punic.

noun · neuter
bostar2
bostar n

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinneutera stall for cows
    Βουστασιον bostar bouilebouilium Βουστασιον [is Greek for] bostar, bovile, bovilium.9th c. AD (manuscript date), Latin-Greek glosses in the Codex Laudunensis 444

Quick answers

What does Bostar mean in Latin?
Bostar, a proper noun, means “A general of Carthago”.
What is the genitive of Bostar?
The genitive singular is Bostaris. Bostar is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Bostar?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔs.tar]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔs.tar].